While Tuesday's elections don't involve the presidency or control of Congress, there are plenty of intriguing statewide and ...

WASHINGTON — Signs of a potential end to the government shutdown intensified Tuesday with behind-the-scenes talks, as the federal closure was on track to become the longest ever disrupting the lives ...

The proposed red flag law would not replace Maine's current yellow flag law, and instead both would be on the books. The ...

Democrats do not just need to win more people. They also need to win more places.

Governor Janet Mills has voiced opposition to Question 1, which seeks to require voter ID at the polls and impose ...

Disclosures of past online comments made by Graham Platner are part of a well-known political playbook, highlighting the risk ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington were coming to a head Saturday as ...

Trump wants the Senate to abolish the filibuster blocking legislation such as ending the shutdown. Here's why even his Republican allies keep it.

Trump’s sudden decision to assert himself into the shutdown debate — bringing the highly charged demand to end the filibuster ...

President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster, so that the Republican majority can bypass Democrats ...

If anyone thought recent revelations about Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s past would give Democrats instant clarity about their party’s path forward, they apparently have another thing coming ...

The federal workers’ union said the Senate needs to pass a clean continuing resolution. Republicans say Democrats ‘need to ...